(a) A certified or licensed appraiser or appraiser
trainee may request to be placed on inactive status by filing a request
for inactive status on a form approved by the board and paying the
required fee.
(b) A certified or licensed appraiser or appraiser
trainee whose certificate, license, or approval has expired may renew
on inactive status by:
(1) filing, within one year of expiration, an application
for inactive status on a form approved by the board;
(2) indicating on the application that the appraiser
wishes to renew on inactive status; and
(3) paying the required renewal fees.
(c) An appraiser on inactive status:
(1) shall not appraise real property, engage in appraisal
practice, or perform any activity for which an appraiser license or
certification is required; and
(2) must file the proper application and pay all required
fees, except for the national registry fee, in order to renew the
license, certification, or trainee approval.
(d) To return to active status, a licensed or certified
appraiser or appraiser trainee who has been placed on inactive status
must:
(1) request to return to active status on a form approved
by the board;
(2) pay the return to active status fee;
(3) satisfy all appraiser continuing education (ACE)
requirements that were not completed while on inactive status, except
that the appraiser is not required to complete the most current USPAP
update course more than once in order to return to active status and
shall substitute other approved courses to meet the required number
of hours of ACE; and
(4) meet all then-current requirements for certification,
licensure, or approval, including retaking and passing the examination,
if the certificate, license, or approval was expired for more than
six months at the time the licensed or certified appraiser or appraiser
trainee applied for inactive status.
(e) A licensed or certified appraiser or appraiser
trainee who has been on inactive status may not resume practice until
the active certification, license, or approval has been issued by
the board.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §153.23 adopted to be effective October 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 8943; amended to be effective March 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 1748; amended to be effective November 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 8943; amended to be effective December 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 11660; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7316; amended to be effective December 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 9505 |